Track-shifting machine.



PATENTED MAY 21, 1907. w. G.-'BIERD. .TBAOK SHIFTING. MACHINE.

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' WITNESSES TRACK SHIPTI'NG MACHINE. urmonron FILED M110, 1901.

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PATENTED MAY 21, 1907.

UNITED STATES..-

PATENT QFFIOE. I; I

-WILLIA'M GRANT 131E1 OFCOLON, PAN

TRACK-YSHIFTINGNIACHINE..-I

"i No. 853,948

Specification of Letters Patent.

Paten ted May 21, 1907.

Application filed February 16, 1907. Serial No. 357.709.

T (ZZZ whom it may concern;

- Be it known that I, WILLIAM GRANT BIERI'),

a resident of Colon,,Panama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Track-Shifting Machines; and IUdo hereby declare the following to be a full,\ clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which .it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an .im roved track shifting machine, the object of .t e invention being to provide improvements of this character adapted to move a trackbodily, first lifting it from its old bed, .then moving it laterally, and then depositing it on its new bed, all of which being accomplished without disconnecting the rails from the ties or disturbs ing any of the' rail joints.

With this object in view, the invention con sists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fullyihereinafter describml' and pointed out in the claims.

I In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view illustratlng my 1m rovements.

Fig.2 is a side view thereof, an Fig. 3 is a plan view illustrating a modification.

' 1. represents a car or platform su portedon s 2 tddrive drums 3 and 4, any approved mechwheeled truck s,*to run on an or inaryrailroad track, and carrying an engine or motor anism being provided to throw either of said drums into or out of gear and drive the drums in both directions. I

A tower 5 is located at one end of-platform 1 and a vertically and laterally swinging beam 6 is connected to the tower; nearmthe lower end of the latter, and connected by a cable 7, with the upper'portion of the tower to support the beam in normal working posi-- tion. A cable 8 secured to the upper portion of the tower, passe-s down and around a thence to sheave 10 on the beam 6, thence down and around a sheave 9on a hoisting block 11,

thence up over" another sheave 1-2 on beam.

6, over a ulley 13 on top oftower 5, and d rum 3 and is wound on the latter.

14 represents a horizpntal beam pivotally connected. to one corner of platform 1, supported by a cable 14" and held against lateral movement by' a brace 15 pivotally connected at one end, to the opposite corner of the platform 1, and at its outer end, adjustably co1'1 nected to beam 14, so that by adjusting the connection between beam 14 and brace 15' thefree end of the beam 14 can be posltioned varying distances to the side of the track.

In the modification illustrated in/Fig. 3,

the. beam 14is pivoted at the center of theend of platform 1 a'nd*l .race-15m ay be connected to either cornerof the end of the lat.- form, permitting the. free end of beam F5 to bGdlSpdSGCl at either side of the track and thus enable the track to be drawn laterally in either direction. 4 1

- A cable 17,-carrying a hook 18 to engage a rail of the track, is passed over a sheave 19 at the free end of beam. 14; The cable 17 'extends rcarw ardly from the sheave 19 and through a guide 20 on a bracket 21 projecting laterally from the framework. 1 From the guide 20, the cable 17' extends rearwardly and after passing over pulleys 2 3-24 on the framework, said cable is wopnd on the drum 4.

The'h'oisting block 11 carries a hook 21 to 1 engage the chain of a pair of tongs 22, which latter are adapted't( grasga'tie or tips and lift aporti on of the track from its bed, when drum. 3 is operated ,towind its cable 8 thereon, as will more-fully hereinafter appear.

The operation of my improvements are as -follows:The cable 8-is slacke'ned, to lower block 11 and permit tongs 21 to grasp a tie or -ties in the track.- Drum 3 is then operated to wind cable 8 thereon, and elevate the track from its-old bed, drawing the ties out of theirrecesses or pockets. 'When' I the track is raised a suflicient distance tov free the endsof-theaieseand the bodies of the ties from'the bed, the drum will be operated to'wind cable" 117 'there'on, and the hook 18 on said cable engaging azrail of the track, laterally to a 'position' above operation repeated until the "entire' track is shifted to its newbed.

i A great many sli ht changes? mig t be made in. the general f0rm.. ind arrangement of the parts described without departingfrom my invention, and hence, I do not re- 6o rearof the 1'0. ism, and-means'for moving a track laterally.

1 3. In a machine of thefiharaeter described,

.20 sition.

3o for swinging the track laterally.

40 the combination with a support, a tower on with said cable to enga e a track, a cable so safne laterally.

. shifting means carried by'said traveling sup- ,55 port, and mechanism for operating each of able on a track, of means carried by saidv movable support for elevating that portion whanism for each of said i'eans.

the combination with a support, of a two ver- 'with one of said beams, to raise a track, 5 meanscooperating with the other beam to 2. In a machine of the character described, thecombmation of means for raising and lowermg a track and means for'slnl'tmg the track laterally while raised.

the combination with a traveling support, of track hoisting means thereon, and means also carried by said traveling support for shifting the track laterally while in raised po- 14. .In a machine of the character described, the combmatlon of track hoisting means and track shifting means, and separate operating In a machine'of the character described,

'ticallyswinging beams, means connected with one of said beams for raisinga track, and means cooperating with the other beam 6. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a support, of two vertically swinging beams, means cooperating move the track laterally and means permitting said beams to swing laterally as well as vertically.

v 7. In a machine of the character described,

said support and winding rums, of a swingin'g beamfconne'cted with said tower, a cable wound on-one of said drums and passing over the towerand said beam, means connected passing over the other rum and provided with means .to engage a rail of'the track, and means for causing said last mentioned cable to exert a lateral pull on the track to shift the 8. In amac hine of the character described, the combination with a traveling support, of track raising and lowering means, and track saidmeans.

. 9. The combination ith a support movable on a track, of means carried by said movable s'u port for elevating the track in direction of travel of said support,

and means also carried by said support for shiftin the track laterally while elevated.

10. he combination with a support movof the track adjacent to one end of the sup- )ort, and means also carried by said support for shifting said raised'seetien of the track laterally.

11. In a machine of the charzwter described, the combination with a platform and hoisting mechanism thereon, of an approximately horizontal beam, a drum on the platform, a sheave on the beam, and a cable wound on the drum, )assed over said sheave and secured ,tj ra traclr engaging device at its free end.

l2. I -amachine of the character described, the combination with a platform, of two beams on the platform, a lifting cable on one beam, and a laterally swinging cable on the other beam.

13. In a machine of .the character described, the combination with a car platform, of an approximately horizontal beam connectcd with one end of said platform, a sheave at the end of said beam, means for preventing lateral swinging of said beam, a drum on the platform, a cable wound on the drum and passed over said sheave, a hook at the free end of the cable to engage a rail of the track, and track hoisting mechanism on the platform.

14. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a car platform, of a vertically adjustable beam thereon. hoisting mechanism connected with said beam, a laterally adjustable beam on the platform, a brace securing the laterally adjustable, beam at various :uljustmcnts, and means on said laterally adjustable beam for moving a track laterally.

15. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination with a car pl! tform, of a tower on said platform, an engine or motor on the platform, two drums driven by the engine or motor, a beam hinged to the tower, a cable supporting the beam, -a hoisting block, to n gs operated by the hoisting block and firistructed to engage a tie or ties, at cable to elevate and lower the hoisting block, passed over sheaves on the beam and tower and wound on one of said drums, a laterally swinging approximately horizontal beam hinged to one end of the platform, a brace hinged to the end of the platform and adjustably secured tothe laterally adjustable. beam, a hook engaging a rail of the track, and :1 ca ble secured to the hook and passed over sheaves on the last-mentioned beam and tower and wound on the other of said pair of drums.

, In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two SUbSUIIl) mg witnesses.

W. G. TUCKER, R. YUNG. 

